Jyri Jaakkola
Jyri Antero Jaakkola | |
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 Jyri Jaakkola graffiti | |
| Born | February 11, 1977 |
| Died | April 27, 2010 (aged 33) |
| Known for | Human rights activism, advocacy |
Jyri Antero Jaakkola (February 11, 1977 – April 27, 2010) was a
Trique people that has declared itself autonomous, as a human rights observer when he was shot dead by UBISORT, a paramilitary organization connected to Institutional Revolutionary Party. In the attack Alberta Cariño
, an activist for the local organization CACTUS, was also shot dead and more than ten people were wounded.
Background
Jaakkola was widely known as a central figure in several alternative movements in Finland. He was involved with S/V Estelle, a sailboat operated on fair trade principles,[1] and sailed to Angola with the ship in 2002.
Death
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Jaakkola was murdered in
Subcommittee on Human Rights) the individual cases allow the discovery of the roots of systematic human rights violations.[2]
Jaakkola's parents want the Finnish government to conduct investigations. In 2012 the murder, two years after his death, the Mexican investigation had not advanced.[3] In September 2022, four of ten arrested suspects were set free, the case was declared as finished due to the lack of proof.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Estelle website listing Jaakkola as chairperson, retrieved on 2010-05-02
- ^ Vääryys vaatii kasvot. Helsingin Sanomat 10.9.2010 B1
- ^ Omaiset haluavat Suomessa tutkinnan Jyri Jaakkolan surmasta. Helsingin Sanomat 28.4.2012 B1
- ^ "Mord an Menschenrechtlern in Mexiko weiter straffrei, Fall soll vor internationale Instanz". 17 October 2022.
External links
- An interview with Jyri Jaakkola on YouTube
- An article written by Jyri Jaakkola translated into English
- Parents demand justice for Finn killed in Mexico (Associated Press)
- In Memoriam: Jyri Jaakkola
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